December 28, 2005

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Posted by robin at 01:29 PM

December 22, 2005

Tags and Phones.

Semapedia.org - The Physical Wikipedia - a great example of an application of phyiscal tag, linked into wikipedia. There is a wide level of phones supported by the reader as well.

Posted by robin at 06:28 PM

December 20, 2005

CSS and Type

Zen Type

I might have already blog this. It's a really good summary of type on the web and CSS. Next year I'm going to have a few small "challenges" to get students started on the web design skills. This article could be a great way to support the type challenges.

Posted by robin at 02:29 PM

Sample contract for design work

creativepro.com - The Art of Business: Finally, a Design Contract for the Little Guy

The actual contract

aiga_standard_contract.pdf (application/pdf Object)

Page on the AIGA about the contract

Posted by robin at 02:20 PM

December 18, 2005

Signal vs. Noise next in the series

The next in the 37 Signals series on business. The point of the article is that people often don't know what they are doing when they start a business and that running a business is a learning curve. I wonder what a MBA graduate would think about this idea.

Small Biz 101: No one starts with a masterpiece - Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals)

Posted by robin at 10:45 AM

December 17, 2005

Web Design Trends of 06

Got these from links from 37Signals. Just when I starting to come to terms with gradients, it looks like they might on the "way out". To be honest I don't think good design and fashion have anything in common.

Bold predictions for the savvy designer, 2006 edition ~ Authentic Boredom

Andy Budd::Blogography: Web Design and Development Trends for 2006

Posted by robin at 04:24 PM

Design Biz: 101

37 Signals are running a great series of articles on business skills. These are the first couple. They could make a great reading list of the business part of our course.

Small Biz 101: How to Get Started - Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals)

Small Biz 101: Cash Flow - Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals)

Posted by robin at 04:20 PM